Deputy Fatah al-Abad calls on the government to stop prosecuting freedom of opinion

A parliamentary intervention linking economic confidence building to ensuring freedom of expression, judicial independence and an end to restrictions on trade union and civil work.

This invitation came during a public session at Parliament's headquarters where it was emphasized the need to review the official use of legal and civil files.

In his parliamentary address, Abed stressed that real economic confidence cannot be established or achieved without an independent judiciary, information available and guaranteed freedom of expression for all. The MP considered that the economic path was directly linked to the extent to which legal safeguards and a transparent legislative environment were provided to protect various actors.

The MP in the context of his speech criticized what he described as the targeting of UGTT and the ongoing narrowing of civil work in Tunisia. He demanded that the independence of national organizations be respected and that civil society be allowed to exercise its roles without any restrictions or pressures affecting its activity.

The same parliamentary session saw interventions by a number of other MPs focused on parallel files, where they demanded speeding up criminal justice procedures and speeding up the Constitutional Court's focus. The parliamentary demands also included calls for the provision of necessary support to security and military institutions to strengthen the country's stability.